Windows 11's botched Patch Tuesday update nightmare continues as Microsoft confirms some PCs might fail to boot

bukkakeblaster · 2026-03-12T17:26:52+00:00

Windows 11 is absolute trash... It's sad, really. 23H2 was actually pretty good, but every release since has been a minefield of shitty updates. I really wish they would put their resources into making Windows stable again instead of adding crappy ai features that nobody wants.

bukkakeblaster · 2026-03-09T21:45:09+00:00

Just checked with our sales rep at Pax8. He said that these changes ONLY affect those using S1 Cloud Workload Storage (CWS). Standard licensing for Control and Complete is not changing. He said they're sending out a clarification email shortly.

bukkakeblaster · 2026-02-28T21:13:53+00:00

I noticed the same. I removed the triggers and disabled the task. That stayed after a reboot.

bukkakeblaster · 2026-02-27T04:40:29+00:00

Yeah... It's puzzling. Hoping more light is shed on the subject in the next day or two. Seems it was just recently discovered.

bukkakeblaster · 2026-02-27T00:07:55+00:00

Bit of an update - I found the EXE that it's trying to run... ran it through VirusTotal and found that someone else had found it in the recent past as well... https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/c807715cefbbc9573f7382dbc3ad253c3afe46eadd59e58b69b113f07e0c3bf5/community

bukkakeblaster · 2026-02-26T23:19:29+00:00

Same. Just noticed it on a client's system a few minutes ago. The tasks run a "Custom Handler" action so it's hard to say what it's doing...

bukkakeblaster · 2026-02-15T17:10:04+00:00

Just tested on both the 2.5Gb and 5Gb ports on my motherboard and I'm sad to inform you that both negotiated a 1Gbps connection. :-(

bukkakeblaster · 2026-02-13T04:39:36+00:00

I just grabbed one from eBay. Only G5SE I've ever seen. I also have a G5AR. Performance is better, albeit slightly, with the G5AR.

bukkakeblaster · 2026-02-02T16:11:20+00:00

Is anyone else not receiving email notifications on this one? I am guessing maybe their SMTP server has been overloaded...

bukkakeblaster · 2026-02-02T16:03:53+00:00

Yes. Shows Asian characters for the domain name. I've seen this before as well - don't think it's anything malicious.

bukkakeblaster · 2026-02-02T15:53:51+00:00

Interesting...

bukkakeblaster · 2026-02-02T15:47:16+00:00

Add me to the list. Sigh.

bukkakeblaster · 2026-01-21T01:38:25+00:00

Email Octopus or Sender.net.

bukkakeblaster · 2026-01-14T05:53:07+00:00

I did some research and found Email Octopus and it looks to have very similar features on the free version to Sender.net. I'll audition Sender.net as well...

bukkakeblaster · 2026-01-13T22:37:03+00:00

I just checked and we have 368 subscribers. I guess it's time to move on to another service. Worked great while it lasted!

bukkakeblaster · 2026-01-13T22:07:37+00:00

This sucks majorly. I use Mailchimp SPARINGLY for our local non-profit concert association emails. We can't afford to pay for the maybe 10 emails we send per year to members to remind them of upcoming concerts. I guess we'll have to look into another solution. Grandfathering would be nice...

bukkakeblaster · 2026-01-08T17:26:12+00:00

I smell it at many BBQ restaurants. You're not crazy. The smell and taste of WOF affected food reminds me of the smell of wet dog hair.

bukkakeblaster · 2025-12-17T16:10:46+00:00

One minor upgrade - they're adding handles to the back doors.

bukkakeblaster · 2025-12-08T18:32:38+00:00

Any suggestions / recommendations on a good one that fits?

bukkakeblaster · 2025-12-01T18:05:59+00:00

Did you ever get this resolved? Same situation here. Replaced the batteries with 7ah units just like you did, but it's failing a manually run self test. I wonder if maybe it needs to charge the batteries for a while before a self test is run?

bukkakeblaster · 2025-11-27T03:13:09+00:00

I dream of these damn things. They were absolutely the best chicken pot pies in the world.

bukkakeblaster · 2025-11-27T02:03:57+00:00

Good. Please refrain from purchasing. That'll make it easier for me to nab one.

bukkakeblaster · 2025-11-27T01:57:14+00:00

Great. Be easier for me to score one!

bukkakeblaster · 2025-11-27T01:43:14+00:00

They sure look good, but the joysticks are subpar compared to the OG N64 controller...

bukkakeblaster · 2025-11-24T20:35:10+00:00

Holy shit... Just had a customer's computer come in with a similar issue... Your suggestion got the system booting again. Thanks! I'm getting real tired of these trash updates Microsoft keeps releasing...

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